Brass Band

Music from 'Tombstone'

by Bruce Broughton

Grade 3 | 5 Mins

 

Released in cinemas in 1993, Tombstone is an American western written by Kevin Jarre and directed by George Cosmatos. Starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, it was narrated by Robert Mitchum and is based on events relating to the Gunfight at the OK Corral, and the subsequent Wyatt Earp Vendetta, which both took place in Tombstone, Arizona. The theme is crime, political corruption and law enforcement in the American west during the 1880s.

The score was by Bruce Broughton, and this selection features music from the opening and closing credits.

 

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